Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open current book”
end tell
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Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
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Search with Spotlight
Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.
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Opens the Amazon app to the Pharmacy page where you can find medications and refill prescriptions.
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